Abiding in CHRIST!

Just A Closer Walk With Thee!

What does it mean to Abide in Christ?  John Piper gives a description in a YouTube video below.  And a classic by Andrew Murray, his book, Abiding in Christ, is provided in the link below.

Abide means live in. What a wonderful thought - - living in Jesus and Jesus living in me. If I live in Jesus then I keep my thoughts focused on him. If I live in him I am doing all things through him and am only doing things of which he would approve. It is hard to keep my mind focused on him. The human side of me gets sidetracked by worldly things. The worldly things take priority over Jesus in my mind. That is not what I want to happen, but it happens continuously! What is the answer? Lots of prayer and diving into the Word. The more I commune with him, the closer I am to him.

Abiding pdf - Ken Birks

If My Words Abide in You - John Piper

How to Abide in God's Love

Abiding in Christ - Andrew Murray

Hearing and Recognizing God's Voice

The Thoughts of God

The Spirit-Controlled Walk

The first road John Stam called "Seven Awful Steps Downward." He describes each step on this road.  The following is a paraphrase:

Step One: Adopting a careless attitude toward sin.
Step Two: Giving in to sin.
Step Three: Habitually giving in to sin.
Step Four: Surrendering to sin.
Step Five: Abandoning God for a life of sin.
Step Six: Becoming a tool of Satan to tempt others to sin.
Step Seven: Hell - and you do not have to die in order to go there. Hell is character as well as location. The person who hates everything that God loves is in hell now, and hell is in him or her.

The second road John called "Seven Glorious Steps Upward." He describes each step on this road. The following is a paraphrase:

Step One: Developing a resistant attitude toward sin -- determining that sin will not gain control over you.
Step Two: Overcoming sin by faith in Christ. Successfully fleeing from temptation--saying no the desire or opportunity to sin.
Step Three: A lifestyle of victory over sin. Habitually saying no to the desire or opportunity to sin. The strength that comes from one victory helps in overcoming the next temptation.
Step Four: Discovering the "abiding life," the "victorious life," the "exchanged life." It has been termed many things by many different Christians through the ages, but in short, it is a life of intimate acquaintance with the grace of Christ and the empowerment that comes when His Spirit gains full access to your life.
Step Five: Entrance into even deeper fellowship with Christ. It started with your trusting God--now God trusts you. You are set apart for His enjoyment and for His service.
Step Six: Becoming one that God calls on to do great and mighty things for His kingdom. A set-apart existence that values Christ over life itself and is willing even to suffer and die to carry out the King's bidding.
Step Seven: Heaven - and you do not have to die in order to get there. Heaven is character as well as location. The person who devotedly loves everything that God loves is in heaven now, and heaven is in him or her."

Far Above Rubies -7 Steps Downward or Upward

Victory In Jesus!